Investment Management

The risks are out there. You just don’t know what they are or when they might occur. Mr. Market delights in smashing cream pies into the faces of the over-confident.

— James Grant - Grant's Interest Rate Observer

Investment Management starts with a healthy respect of risk.

Investing is inherently risky. If one could fund their desired retirement lifestyle without ever investing their capital they should seriously consider doing so. Unfortunately, the reality for the majority of us is that we will fall far short of our financial goals unless our portfolio can grow, not only through diligent saving but also through investment returns.

The A Street Investments investment philosophy begins with a deep respect for risk. In our opinion, the majority of investors (even the "pros") place too much emphasis on seeking potential returns and not nearly enough on understanding potential losses. Preserving capital for investors was the primary motivating factor for the creation of A Street Investments. Our objective is to construct investment solutions that first protect capital from large drawdowns, and second, seek long-term growth with relatively low volatility.

The portfolio is further diversified through multi-manager and multi-style within the broad asset classes. We are biased toward a portfolio that is more risk-balanced than most, which tend to be very equity centric. More than 90% of the volatility in a typical 60/40 (stock/bond) mix is driven by the equity exposure; we would call this very risk-unbalanced.

GK Capital Partners LLC (dba A Street Investments), is registered as an investment adviser with the state of Washington. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where A Street Investments and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. This Website (the "Site") and the information included herein is for general information purposes only. Under no circumstances should any material on the Site be used or considered as an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security, future or other financial product or instrument, including any interest in any investment fund sponsored or managed by A Street Investments or any of its affiliates or any investment advisory services offered by A Street Investments or any of its affiliates. Any such offer or solicitation can and will be made only by means of the applicable offering memorandum and related subscription materials of any such investment fund or other applicable document, only in jurisdictions in which such an offer would be lawful and only to individuals and entities that meet the investor suitability and sophistication requirements as determined from time to time by A Street Investments in its sole and absolute discretion. An investment in any strategy, including the strategies described herein, involves a high degree of risk. There is no guarantee that the investment objective will be achieved. Past performance of these strategies is not necessarily indicative of future results. There is the possibility of loss and all investment involves risk including the loss of principal. No advice may be rendered by A Street Investments unless a client service agreement is in place in the state of Washington.